What is enriched wheat flour?

“Wheat bread” is made of refined, processed wheat that’s stripped of its nutrition. It has virtually no resemblance to whole-grain wheat. A “wheat flour” or “enriched wheat flour” ingredient is technically no different than white flour. read more

Enriched flour is flour in which most of the natural vitamins and minerals have been extracted. This is done in order to give bread a finer texture and increase shelf life. When the bran and the germ (the parts of the wheat that contain fiber and nutrients) are removed, your body absorbs wheat differently. read more

Enriched flour is flour with specific nutrients returned to it that have been lost while being prepared. These restored nutrients include iron and B vitamins (folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, and thiamine). read more